Police Chief Greg Turley said the body of 87-year-old Charlie Hester was recovered about 6:30 p.m. Saturday after a search of about four hours. Family members told police Hester had been pushing logs off the shore of his Seddon point property when he went missing. Hester was believed to suffer from dementia.

Police, fire, Marine Police and St. Clair County Sheriff's deputies assisted in the search, which covered a five-mile area around the property.

A St. Clair County man's body was discovered last month in the Coosa River in Pell City after authorities had been searching for him since January.